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"The Sandman" is a short story (Der Sandmann in German) written by E. T. A. Hoffmann in 1816 that draws on the folklore character of the same name who throws sand in children's eyes to make them fall asleep.
Themes in "The Sandman" include eyes, laughter, automatons, and childhood fears.
It is the inspiration for Sigmund Freud's essay "The Uncanny" (PDF) "Das Unheim...

A breakdown of science fiction writers for and against the Vietnam War from June 1968 Galaxy Magazine:
Commentary on the differences:
> Looking backward at the rival camps, we may be puzzled by Pohl's inability to distinguish between either their ideologies or their conflicting roles in modern SF. For the pro-war list reads like a roll call of champions of super-s...

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